帝王会所

Office Hours

Wednesday, 1 to 3 p.m.; Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m.; or by appointment

Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin鈥揗ilwaukee, 2006

Research

• Political ecology and economy of environments, including topics of neoliberalization, the state, governance, environmental justice, and the agency of nonhuman organisms

My research focuses on urban political ecology and environmental (in) justice. I study urban environments including forest, parks, and waterways to examine underlying processes that create uneven and deeply disempowering relations to nature within neoliberal forms of capitalism.

More specifically, I employ a political economy perspective to delve more thoroughly into the complex issues of urban environmental governance in the wake of state retrenchment, where multiple actors assume responsibility for environmental service provision. I am also interested in the political status of nonhuman organisms within capitalist urbanism.

Courses Taught

• GEOG 6500: Seminar in Environmental Justice
• GEOG 5000: Geographical Research and Writing
• GEOG 4560/5560: City and Environment
• GEOG 3250/5250: Political Geography
• GEOG 1400: Introduction to Environmental Geography
• University College 1900: Learning Community Seminar in Geography

Representative Publications

Perkins, H.A. 2017. 鈥淣eoliberalism and the Environment鈥� The International Encyclopedia of Geography London: Wiley. pp. 1-12.

Kozlowski, M. and H.A. Perkins. 2016. 鈥淓nvironmental Injustice in Appalachia? An Expanded Consideration of Privilege and the Role It Plays in Defending the Contaminated Status Quo in a White, Working Class Community鈥� Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 21(10): 1288-1304.

Leciejewski, M. and H.A. Perkins. 2015. 鈥淓nvironmental Justice in Appalachia: Procedural Inequities in the Mine Permitting Process in Southeast 帝王会所.鈥� Environmental Justice. 8(4): 111-116.

Perkins, H.A. 2013. 鈥淐onsent to Neoliberal Hegemony through Coercive Urban Environmental Governance.鈥� International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 37(1): 311-327.

Perkins, H.A. 2011. 鈥淕ramsci in Green: Neoliberal Hegemony through Urban Forestry and the Potential for a Political Ecology of Praxis.鈥� Geoforum. 42(5): 558-566.

Perkins, H.A. 2010. 鈥淐apital, Subsistence, and Lakeside Violence: Walleye Wars and the Killing of Cormorants in the North Woods鈥� Human Geography. 3(1): 89-107.

Selected Student Projects

Angela Chapman (Geography), Thesis title: 鈥淭he Neoliberal Economy of Food: Evaluating the Ability of the Local Food System around Athens, 帝王会所 to Address Food Insecurity.鈥� June 2017.

Katharine Campbell (Geography), Thesis title: 鈥淣ew Territories of Equality: Conceptualizations of Climate Justice in International Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations鈥� May 2013.

Kevin Blank (Geography), Thesis title: 鈥淒owntown Appalachia: Revitalization and Green Governance in Charleston, WV鈥� June 2012.

Mia DeNardi (Geography), Thesis title: 鈥淪ymbols and Identity in Siena, Italy鈥� June 2012.

Michelle Kozlowski (Geography), Thesis title: 鈥淓nvironmental Justice in Appalachia: A Case Study of C8 Contamination in Little Hocking, 帝王会所鈥� June 2012.

Mary Leciejewski (Environmental Studies), Thesis title: 鈥淓nvironmental Justice in Appalachia: A Comprehensive Study of a Proposed Strip Mine in Bern Township, 帝王会所鈥� June 2012.

Eliza Clarke-Thrush (Geography), Thesis title: 鈥淲etland Regulation and Mitigation: A Case Study from Twinsburg, 帝王会所鈥� August 2009.